Saturday, August 29, 2015

Blessings by Margot Justes Redux

How often do we take the time to just whisper thank you to one in particular. Just a
whispered thank you. How often do we
count our blessings? How often do we take the time to just relax?How often do we smile for no reason at all? I
think we should, on a daily basis. If we did that, we’d see how lucky we are, because
there are always others that are worse off.

We get on with our daily lives, but most of us are blessed,
sure enough we have problems, various ills, issues at work, with friends, all
the daily stuff that I call drudge stuff,
but it is in fact life. It is what makes most of us who we are, weak or strong,
or somewhere in between. We deal with what life throws at us to the best of our
ability without hurting others.

With age comes wisdom, or at least that is what everyone
says. Wisdom to take a breath and say thanks, wisdom to know the difference
between what is important, and what is superfluous.

I’ve always had the philosophy that you should do what you
can now, tomorrow is not guaranteed. Don’t wait to call family and friends.
Don’t wait to do what makes you happy; take that road trip, read that book,
visit that family member or friend.Stay
connected whatever way possible to the people important in your life, and don’t
let minor disagreements destroy those human connections.

We’re so hooked on those electronic connections and gadgets that
we lose sight of what matters. You go to lunch with friends, sit down and check
your phone, start texting, or worse, make a phone call.Wasn’t it the idea to go to lunch with
friends-sans the electronic equipage-is it really that important to check that
phone? Don’t we get a break, maybe more to the point do we want that break? I
know I do. Am I missing something, or is it just the age difference. You know, the with age comes wisdom adage.

Last week, I was walking out of Macy’s and a young thing
bumped into me at the door, she didn’t even know I was there, didn’t look up,
just plowed ahead. She was busy texting, and what was more telling, she didn’t
even apologize. Must be the age thing.

On that note, we should smile, take a breath, and be thankful for what we have, and the things that matter. Others are not so lucky.